Ask Amy: How to best memorialize a short life
Dear Amy: Forty-two years ago, my uncle died by suicide. Surely, there should be some way of memorializing his short life? Their “memorial wall,” which features photos of people who have died by suicide – along with inspiring quotes – is deeply moving. Dear Amy: My husband and I have been married for 40 years. (You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O.
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June 08, 2024 15:46 UTC
Pope Francis to meet world comedians including Whoopi Goldberg
The Vatican issues a long list of actors who are expected to meet FrancisPope Francis greets people as he arrives for the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Yara NardiPope Francis greets people as he arrives for the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Yara NardiPope Francis, who says he regularly prays "Lord, give me a sense of humour", will meet comedians from around the world, including US actor Whoopi Goldberg on June 14, the Vatican said on Saturday. Later on the same day, Francis is due to attend the summit of the heads of State from the seven major democracies (G7) in Apulia. The Vatican issued a long list of actors who are expected to meet Francis on Friday, including British comedian Stephen Merchant - the co-writer and co-director of the TV comedy series "The Office" - US late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien - and Italian comedian Lino Banfi.
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June 08, 2024 14:16 UTC
AP News Summary at 10:12 p.m. EDT
Weather Alert...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River At Trinidad affecting Henderson and Navarro Counties. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * IMPACTS...At 46.0 feet, Major flooding will occur along the right bank to agricultural fields and cattle ranches. - Flood stage is 33.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late Tuesday morning and continue falling to 24.8 feet Thursday evening.
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June 08, 2024 13:26 UTC
A message from the editor
I'm the new editor of the Beatrice Daily Sun. I look forward to serving the readers of Beatrice and Gage County. While the ways the news is delivered and consumed have changed, the principles behind creating it — honesty, fairness, accuracy — have not. Fortunately, I have valuable and veteran co-workers in reporter Christina Lyons, sports editor Luke Nichols and sales manager Amy Stokebrand to help me with that. I look forward to meeting the people of Beatrice and Gage County, and hope that I can serve you well.
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June 08, 2024 13:23 UTC
Flagstaff High School's Nielsen named Daily Sun's soccer athlete of the year
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June 08, 2024 13:16 UTC
Main challenge is to contain inflation: PM
DHAKA, June 7, 2024 (BSS) - Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today said taming inflation is a big challenge for the government. "The big challenge for us is that how we will control the inflation. The prime minister said the inflation was 12.3 percent when her party assumed power in 2009 and the reserve was less than one billion US dollar. Despite the facts, the prime minister said Bangladesh has been able to maintain the growth to make easy Bangladesh's graduation as a developing nation. The prime minister said several allowances are being given for the poor and helpless people under the social safety net programme.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
June 08, 2024 12:46 UTC
PM Hasina off to Delhi to join Modi’s oath-taking ceremony after third election win
Narendra Modi is set to form the government with his alliance partners for a third consecutive termPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has flown to New Delhi to join the swearing-in ceremony of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, who is set to take the oath of office for a third term. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, or NDA, won 293 seats in the 543-member lower house of parliaments. BJP secured only 240 seats, way behind the 272 mark needed to form a government in its own right. Despite BJP’s failure to secure an absolute majority in the general elections, the party is set to form the government for the third consecutive term with its alliance partners. Modi is set to be sworn in as the nation’s premier on Saturday.
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June 08, 2024 12:26 UTC
PM leaves for New Delhi to attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony
PM leaves for New Delhi to attend Modi's swearing-in ceremonyDHAKA, June 8, 2024 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today left here for New Delhi to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi as the prime minister of India for a third consecutive term. She goes to India to attend the swearing-in ceremony at her Indian counterpart's invitation. During her stay in New Delhi, the prime minister will hold a tete-a-tete (one-to-one) with Narendra Modi after joining the oath-taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhaban at 7:20pm on Sunday. Earlier on Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited his Bangladesh counterpart to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his government during a conversation over telephone. The Bangladesh prime minister was among the first foreign leaders to congratulate Modi, reflecting the warmth and personal rapport between the two leaders.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
June 08, 2024 07:36 UTC
Two cops accused of selling citizens’ personal data to criminals
Two police officers are facing punishment on charges of selling ‘extremely sensitive’ personal data of citizens, such as NID details and phone call records, to criminals online. Major General Ziaul Ahsan, director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC), said the two police officials used to sell the information via Facebook and Telegram. The NTMC identified the leak and wrote to the home ministry for the two officials’ punishment. Asked how the data from NIP were taken out, Ziaul said: “We don’t have any weaknesses here. Baker also told TechCrunch that it appears that the two agents sent the information to the administrator of at least one Telegram group, who then attempted to sell it.
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June 08, 2024 07:34 UTC
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took 'Earthrise' photo, dead in plane crash
A US Naval Academy graduate and Air Force pilot, Anders joined NASA in 1963 as a member of the third group of astronauts. Carried by a Saturn V rocket never before used on a crewed flight and tested only twice, the spacecraft faced the delicate and daunting task of entering and leaving lunar orbit safely. "Here we came all the way to the moon to discover Earth," Anders later said. After Apollo 8, Anders never flew in space again but served on the National Aeronautics and Space Council. In the decades after Apollo 8, Anders joined Lovell, now 96, and Borman, who died last year at age 95, at anniversary celebrations of the mission.
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June 08, 2024 04:19 UTC
DB detains Jhenaidah Awami League leader Kamal
The Detective Branch of police has detained a local leader of the Awami League in Jhenaidah. Kazi Kamal Ahmed Babu, relief and social welfare secretary of the ruling party’s district unit, was picked up from his house near the stadium in the late hours of Thursday. Shaheen Uddin, chief of Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station, said on Friday that the DB took Kamal to Dhaka. He could not say what the charges against Kamal were, bdnews24.com reports. Earlier on Wednesday, Kamal filed a general diary at the police station after losing three of his mobile phones.
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June 08, 2024 04:19 UTC
Budget given keeping world situation in mind: PM
DHAKA, June 7, 2024 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the national budget for fiscal year 2024-25 was given keeping the current global situation in mind as the government wants to move ahead in a conservative way and fulfill the fundamental rights of people. “We have to proceed with the plan, keeping the world situation in mind . And we have formulated the budget keeping it in our mind.”The AL chief said the last budget of BNP government was just Taka 62,000 crore, while the then caretaker government placed a budget of Taka 68,000 crore. About the budget deficit, the prime minister said 4.6 percent deficit has been kept in the budget this time, adding, the budget deficit in many countries, even developed ones in the world, is higher than it. Drawing a comparison of deprivation between the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and West Pakistan, she said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had strongly protested the long lasting deprivation.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
June 08, 2024 02:37 UTC
Carlos Alcaraz will play Alexander Zverev in the first French Open final for each
Weather Alert...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River At Trinidad affecting Navarro and Henderson Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River Near Long Lake (Oakwood) affecting Anderson, Freestone and Leon Counties. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. - Flood stage is 33.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon and continue falling to 25.9 feet early Thursday afternoon.
Source:Daily Sun
June 07, 2024 23:58 UTC
The governor’s gag and the media’s muting at budget briefing
Alongside a bevy of ministers and state ministers and advisors, Governor Talukder and NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem were also in attendance. As the finance minister moved to the Q&A session after his written speech, Mohammad Refayet Ullah Mirdha, president of the Economic Reporters' Forum, took a firm stand at the outset. "The governor has banned journalists' entry into Bangladesh Bank. If the governor of Bangladesh Bank makes any statement, we will boycott it," Mirdha asserted, drawing a line that echoed through the rest of the event. At that moment, when the finance minister looked towards him, the governor indicated with a gesture that he would not speak.
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June 07, 2024 23:55 UTC
25th Annual New England Lyman Group Boat Show
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June 07, 2024 21:46 UTC